Thanks Les, Pete and Derek for taking the time to reply. It is much appreciated.
Les, I will be in touch soon. I am really sorry that, having persuaded you to visit beautiful Northumberland, I will not be here to greet you but family ties draw me further north. My visit to Bala was inspirational and I will always be grateful for that. But perhaps I can entice you to travel even further in the future.
Pete, love your new column in the comic, you should try the higher latitudes too.
Derek, always a stalwart on these pages, thanks for your support.
Bergenstrauser and I will be back
Kind regards
Nick
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